Alston
Furnishing Fabric
c. 1941 (made)
c. 1941 (made)
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Furnishing fabric, woven mesh, American, c. 1941, Morton Sundour Fabrics Ltd., "Alston", stripe
Object details
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| Title | Alston (manufacturer's title) |
| Materials and techniques | woven, cotton |
| Brief description | Furnishing fabric, woven mesh, American, c. 1941, Morton Sundour Fabrics Ltd., "Alston", stripe |
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| Credit line | Given by Sara Lee Courtaulds |
| Object history | From Courtaulds Design Library, group H5. The Courtaulds Design Library principally contained records from the Courtaulds’ factories at Halstead and Bocking, Essex, and Halifax, and the large collection that came into Courtaulds’ possession through its acquisition of Morton Sundour and Edinburgh Weavers in 1963. The library was used by designers within Courtaulds and was also available for the use of Courtaulds’ customers. Following the acquisition of Courtaulds by the international corporation Sara Lee and the subsequent change in the business it was decided that the V&A would be the most appropriate location for the collection to enable it to be appreciated and used more fully. The Library was donated to the V&A by Sara Lee Courtaulds in 2001. Label: "No.76060 / Fabric Alston / Width / Price / S1941 / to / S1944" Label: "MUSEUM & LIBRARY / MORTON SUNDOUR FABRICS LTD., CARLISLE / NUMBER 6268. / CASE SHELF / DATE AND ORIGIN OF ACQUISITION: / 1959. / DESCRIPTION: / G.” |
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| Accession number | T.1790-2018 |
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| Record created | March 6, 2018 |
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